NGC 3448 (IMAGE)

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NGC 3448

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This three-color image of NGC 3448 (left) and its companion UGC 6016 (right) shows far-UV emission from young stars observed by GALEX in blue, heated dust mid-infrared emission observed by Spitzer in red, and stellar near-infrared emission observed by Spitzer in green. This pair of galaxies is only separated by 75,000 light-years, and its UV emission shows a bridge of material between the two galaxies.

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NASA / JPL-Caltech / L. Lanz (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)

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